Maryland — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMaryland · PresidentObamaD+26.1
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 62.0% | 1,677,844 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 35.9% | 971,869 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 57,614 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (24 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County, MD | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Anne Arundel County, MD | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Baltimore city, MD | Democratic | D+76.1 |
| Baltimore County, MD | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Calvert County, MD | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Caroline County, MD | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Carroll County, MD | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Cecil County, MD | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Charles County, MD | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Dorchester County, MD | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Frederick County, MD | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Garrett County, MD | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Harford County, MD | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Howard County, MD | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Kent County, MD | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Montgomery County, MD | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Prince George's County, MD | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Queen Anne's County, MD | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Somerset County, MD | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| St. Mary's County, MD | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Talbot County, MD | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Washington County, MD | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Wicomico County, MD | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Worcester County, MD | Republican | R+18.0 |
Maryland results by county
24 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | Mitt Romney+9,425 | 9,80532.8% | 19,23064.4% | 8152.7% | 29,850 |
| Anne Arundel County | Mitt Romney+197 | 126,63548.7% | 126,83248.8% | 6,6882.6% | 260,155 |
| Baltimore city | Barack Obama+193,307 | 221,47887.2% | 28,17111.1% | 4,3561.7% | 254,005 |
| Baltimore County | Barack Obama+65,414 | 220,32257.3% | 154,90840.3% | 9,5522.5% | 384,782 |
| Calvert County | Mitt Romney+3,423 | 20,52945.1% | 23,95252.6% | 1,0372.3% | 45,518 |
| Caroline County | Mitt Romney+3,128 | 4,97037.2% | 8,09860.6% | 2892.2% | 13,357 |
| Carroll County | Mitt Romney+28,822 | 27,93931.9% | 56,76164.8% | 2,8363.2% | 87,536 |
| Cecil County | Mitt Romney+8,249 | 16,55739.0% | 24,80658.4% | 1,1172.6% | 42,480 |
| Charles County | Barack Obama+23,596 | 48,77464.8% | 25,17833.5% | 1,2701.7% | 75,222 |
| Dorchester County | Mitt Romney+719 | 7,25747.0% | 7,97651.6% | 2111.4% | 15,444 |
| Frederick County | Mitt Romney+3,652 | 55,14647.1% | 58,79850.2% | 3,1712.7% | 117,115 |
| Garrett County | Mitt Romney+6,619 | 3,12423.7% | 9,74374.1% | 2902.2% | 13,157 |
| Harford County | Mitt Romney+23,182 | 49,72939.5% | 72,91157.9% | 3,3142.6% | 125,954 |
| Howard County | Barack Obama+33,635 | 91,39359.7% | 57,75837.7% | 3,9572.6% | 153,108 |
| Kent County | Mitt Romney+28 | 4,84248.9% | 4,87049.2% | 1921.9% | 9,904 |
| Montgomery County | Barack Obama+200,047 | 323,40070.9% | 123,35327.1% | 9,2392.0% | 455,992 |
| Prince George's County | Barack Obama+312,204 | 347,93889.7% | 35,7349.2% | 4,0721.1% | 387,744 |
| Queen Anne's County | Mitt Romney+7,267 | 8,55634.4% | 15,82363.6% | 5092.0% | 24,888 |
| Somerset County | Barack Obama+198 | 5,24050.4% | 5,04248.5% | 1171.1% | 10,399 |
| St. Mary's County | Mitt Romney+7,086 | 19,71141.2% | 26,79756.0% | 1,3162.8% | 47,824 |
| Talbot County | Mitt Romney+2,531 | 8,80843.1% | 11,33955.4% | 3121.5% | 20,459 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+11,032 | 25,04239.9% | 36,07457.5% | 1,6392.6% | 62,755 |
| Wicomico County | Mitt Romney+2,129 | 19,63546.5% | 21,76451.5% | 8602.0% | 42,259 |
| Worcester County | Mitt Romney+4,937 | 11,01440.2% | 15,95158.2% | 4551.7% | 27,420 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +9.9% |
| 1896 | −12.8% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +79.1% |
| 1916 | +8.0% |
| 1920 | −13.0% |
| 1924 | −4.0% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +25.5% |
| 1936 | +25.3% |
| 1940 | +17.4% |
| 1944 | +3.7% |
| 1948 | −1.4% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −20.1% |
| 1960 | +7.2% |
| 1964 | +30.9% |
| 1968 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | −23.9% |
| 1976 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | −5.5% |
| 1988 | −2.9% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | +25.4% |
| 2012 | +26.1% |
| 2016 | +26.8% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +28.5% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.